diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index 45c76d434..cd05bf7eb 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -470,9 +470,9 @@ const struct pw_properties *pw_context_get_properties(struct pw_context *context
 }
 
 SPA_EXPORT
-const struct pw_properties *pw_context_get_config(struct pw_context *context)
+const char *pw_context_get_conf_section(struct pw_context *context, const char *section)
 {
-	return context->conf;
+	return pw_properties_get(context->conf, section);
 }
 
 /** Update context properties
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.h b/src/pipewire/context.h
index bbc0505bb..2add8056c 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.h
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ void pw_context_add_listener(struct pw_context *context,
 /** Get the context properties */
 const struct pw_properties *pw_context_get_properties(struct pw_context *context);
 
-/** Get the config for this context. Since 0.3.22 */
-const struct pw_properties *pw_context_get_config(struct pw_context *context);
-
 /** Update the context properties */
 int pw_context_update_properties(struct pw_context *context, const struct spa_dict *dict);
 
+/** Get a config section for this context. Since 0.3.22 */
+const char *pw_context_get_conf_section(struct pw_context *context, const char *section);
+
 /** Get the context support objects */
 const struct spa_support *pw_context_get_support(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t *n_support);